schoolmarm

school·marm

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skool-mahrm]
- /ˈskulˌmɑrm/
- /ˈskuːlmɑːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skool-mahrm]
- /ˈskulˌmɑrm/

Definitions of schoolmarm word

noun schoolmarm a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish. 1
noun schoolmarm a woman schoolteacher, esp when considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned 0
noun schoolmarm any woman considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned 0
noun schoolmarm a woman schoolteacher 0
noun schoolmarm any person whose attitudes and behavior resemble those often attributed to schoolmarms, as pedantry, priggishness, or prudishness 0

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Origin of schoolmarm

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45, Americanism; variant of schoolma'am

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Parts of speech for Schoolmarm

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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schoolmarm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

schoolmarm usage trend in Literature

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